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(ModeL) J. I. KNIGHT.

Bale Tie.

No. 234,787. Patented Nov. 23,1880.

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. INVENTOR ATTORNEY m nus, PHDTO-UTHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH I. KNIGHT, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND SAMUEL I. KNIGHT, OF NEW" YORK, N. Y.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,787, dated November 23, 1880.

Application filed July 21, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEPH I. KNIGHT, of Mobile, Mobile county, State of Alabama, but temporarily residing in Philadelphia, have invented certain new and valuable Improvements in Upset or Turn-Over Buckles or Fasteners for Wire Bands for Baling Purposes, of which the following is a full and clear description, reference being made to accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in upset or turn-over buckles exclusively adapted to wire bands and it consists of a metal plate, in one end of which is an aperture made to receive the positive or fixed end of wire, of such shape as to form, with the attached wire, a universal joint. At the other end is a slot or opening on the edge, extending part way through the plate, inclining from the positive end, to receive the free end of wire band. At the opposite points of slot (being the points of contact of wire) are depressions over which the wire bends in forming the lock, and which form sockets, out of which becomes difficult to dislodge the wire when under strain. On the face or front of plate are two projections, between which the end of wire is forced, (upon completing the lockin g of the tie,) which serve as an additional guard or protection for the free end of wire to prevent the possibility of being jerked or displaced from position on being caught by anything during the handling or shipping of the bale, all of which is herein set forth and claimed.

In figures of accompanying drawings, A designates the plate or body of buckle; d, the aperture for positive end of wire; 0, the slot, into which the free end of wire is dropped or .placed a a, the depressions in plate on edges of slot, forming points of contact for wire; b b, projections between which the free end of wire is pressed after the lock has been made; 6, wire band.

Figure I represents top or face view. Fig.

(Model) II represents edge or side view. Fig. III represents side view with buckle thrown back ready for insertion of free end of wire; and Fig. IIII represents side view of device, with both ends connected after expansion of bale and the operation complete.

In practical operation the wire e is fastened to the positive end at d, as in Fig. IlII. The free end is passed around the bale and placed in the slot 0 of the upturned buckle, as represented in Fig. III. The slack is then drawn and the wire let loose, and such is the peculiar formation of this buckle at the points of contact, a a, that it will hold the wire firmly at any point at which it is released from the hand until the expansion of the bale upsets or turns over the buckle, after which the extended or free end is depressed between projections b b by the hand, or in throwing bale from press this is effectually accomplished. The surplus wire may then be clipped off if necessary.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An upset or turn-over buckle or fastener for wire bands, having an aperture at one end for receiving positive or fixed end of wire, at

opposite end a slot extending part way through the plate from the edge, inclining from bottom of plate from positive end, into which the free end of wire is placed for lockin g, substantially as set forth.

2. An upset or turn-over buckle or fastener for wire bands, having depressions at points of contact of bands on edges of slot at a, substantially as set forth.

3. An upset or turn-over buckle or fastener having projections on the face between which the free end of wire may be placed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH I. KNIGHT.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. SINEs, EDWD. PATTESON. 

